Souphanouvong University
University in Laos
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Souphanouvong University (SU) is a public university located in Luang Prabang, Laos.
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | November 2003 |
| Location | 19.9233°N 102.1864°E |
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History
SU was established in accordance with the Prime Minister Decree, No 169/PM, dated 4 November 2003, and inaugurated on the following day. It is named after Prince Souphanouvong, who was the first President of the Democratic People's Republic of Laos.[1]
In 2018, SU helped to establish the first Confucius Institute in northern Laos (together with the Kunming University of Science and Technology).[2]
Programmes and courses
The Faculty of Languages has two programmes and two centres: Lao language, general English language, Korean Language Centre and the Chinese Language Centre.[3]